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Chelsea Penthouse Loft / Paul Cha Architect

July 21st, 2008
Chelsea Penthouse Loft / Paul Cha Architect

This beautiful Chelsea Penthouse Loft was designed by Paul Cha Architect. The loft occupies the top floor of a pre-war, twelve-story manufacturing building in Chelsea, Manhattan. The Chelsea neighborhood is a combination of commercial and residential spaces along with a recent influx of art galleries relocating from SoHo. The client, a record producer and a banking executive, requested a live/work space that preserves and enhances the apartment…

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CC01 House by Leven Betts Studio Architects

June 20th, 2009
CC01 House by Leven Betts Studio Architects

Leven Betts Architects have designed this 2000 sf CC01 House located on 8 acres of farm land in Columbia County,New York. The linear ratterns of farming that preexisted the project set the forms and programmatic organization of the house and landscape. The design follows the direction and module of the crop lines that are still created by the machinery used to work the land. These lines then became markings on the siding of the house and paving …

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Clara Apartments Townhouses in Australia by Elenberg Fraser Architecture

April 3rd, 2009
Clara Apartments Townhouses in Australia by Elenberg Fraser Architecture

This Clara modern apartments and townhouses design is located in South Yarra Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The apartments and townhouses is designed to make a connection between the landscape and the built form – with an emphasis on environment through the use of systematic compositions. Designed by Elenberg Fraser Architecture, an architecture firm that revolutionises the way architecture is practised., this Clara apartments and townho…

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West Village Duplex, New York by Studio ST

October 24th, 2008
West Village Duplex, New York by Studio ST

This beautiful and minimalist of 2000 square foot West Village Duplex was designed by Studio ST. The architects commisioned to design this duplex with 3 guiding mission Beauty, Simplicity and Clarity. The lower floor of the duplex was completely gutted keeping only the original wood floors. The ceilings were raise to the maximum possible adding light and a feeling of spaciousness previously missing. The color pallet was kept to a minimum accent…

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Southern California Modern Beach House by Richard Meier

June 7th, 2009
Southern California Modern Beach House by Richard Meier

Richard Meier designed this modern beach house located along a densely built section of the Pacific Coast Highway, this house fronts the Pacific Ocean to the south, a courtyard to the west, and the highway to the north. The courtyard provides a visual and spatial link between the entry, the highway and the ocean beyond. Like many courtyard building types endemic to Southern California, the open space creates an exterior living room. The succes…

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Compact Low Budget Elphinstone Residence by Bellemo & Cat

April 13th, 2009
Compact Low Budget Elphinstone Residence by Bellemo & Cat

Located in rural Victoria, Australia. Designed by a multi-disciplinary team established in 1998 from the architect/artist partnership of Michael Bellemo and Cat Macleod. This compact low budget Elphinstone Residence for weekend sits in its paddock and silently watches the weather roll over the distant hills. It’s a house with various allusions both local (Ned Kelly) and international (burka, woolen tents of nomadic Arabic). The client as a…

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